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investigators say he considered targeting president obama first, but the family of the 21- year-old man insists on his innocence. they say quazi nafis only came to the united states to study business in college. we're also finding out he actually studied cyber security. >>> the boy scouts organization in hot water after thousands of pages of alleged child abuse are released. it contains information on about 5,000 people, mostly men, who were kicked out of the organization for suspected sexual abuse. the perversion files they call them details some 1200 cases of abuse spanning more than three dedes. the files first examined by the los angeles times show more than 50 cases of abuse concerned scout leaders in the d.c. region. >>> president obama is back in battleground virginia today. he's making another appearance at george mason university later this morning at the rally in fairfax. the president is expected to outline the choice facing americans in the presidential election. >>> we have a traffic alert from virginia police related to that. as george mason prepares for the visit and anot
investigators say he considered targeting president obama first, but the family of the 21- year-old man insists on his innocence. they say quazi nafis only came to the united states to study business in college. we're also finding out he actually studied cyber security. >>> the boy scouts organization in hot water after thousands of pages of alleged child abuse are released. it contains information on about 5,000 people, mostly men, who were kicked out of the organization for suspected...
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there's some major headlines coming out of the city this morning. >> first, a devastating fire in queens. look at this video. this is extraordinary. at least three homes were destroyed in the late night hours in the beach community of breezy point. at least two dozen intensive care babies were among 200 patients evacuated from nyu medical center last night. they had to leave when backup generators failed. meanwhile, part of a crane still dangles high above the streets of manhattan. it snapped yesterday as the high winds moved in. it is sitting atop a luxury high rise still under construction. >>> and we are getting some incredible pictures of the flooding that hit new york last night. check it out. the storm surge turned into a cascading waterfall at the ground zero construction site. quite a sight there. in the meantime, hundreds of cars in the big apple were swamped by flood waters. this picture taken in brooklyn. this morning the waters have receded, leaving those cars strewn in the streets. and in hoboken, new jersey was impacted by flood parties. this is a look yesterday as the huds
there's some major headlines coming out of the city this morning. >> first, a devastating fire in queens. look at this video. this is extraordinary. at least three homes were destroyed in the late night hours in the beach community of breezy point. at least two dozen intensive care babies were among 200 patients evacuated from nyu medical center last night. they had to leave when backup generators failed. meanwhile, part of a crane still dangles high above the streets of manhattan. it...
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first murder of the year. 36-year-old lamont ellis was found dead in an alleyway early sunday morning. he had been shot multiple times. friends and family members gathered at a visual last night. police don't have a suspect nor a motive right now. fox 5 was working the story, conducting interviews at police headquarters, shots did ring out nearby. officers raced to that scene. it turned out to be a street fight. along west south street. >> it was a mess. it was chaos. there was at least 20 people there, and they had five or six of them, started to break out in a fight. and everybody just started to join in. >> police say one person was stabbed. and is listed in serious condition. no word if the two incidents are related. >> 10 years ago today, our region was traumatized by a sniper shooting spree. the beginning of it. for three weeks in october of 2002, people around our area did not know where the next victims would be shot. john allen muhammad and lee boyd malvo were found guilty of killing 10 people and injuring three others. on thursday there is a prayer vigil to remember the vict
first murder of the year. 36-year-old lamont ellis was found dead in an alleyway early sunday morning. he had been shot multiple times. friends and family members gathered at a visual last night. police don't have a suspect nor a motive right now. fox 5 was working the story, conducting interviews at police headquarters, shots did ring out nearby. officers raced to that scene. it turned out to be a street fight. along west south street. >> it was a mess. it was chaos. there was at least...
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first didn't c playoff game in 79 years. thank you so much, andy feffer. >> back to studio right now. >> we were just saying, it's amazing, guys, what a winning team that's in the playoff for the city. it's really fantastic. >> lots of excitement. >> thank you. >>> if you are taking metro to all the excitement, pack your patience, be prepared metro is telling everybody to avoid switching stations like len fans plaza, gallery place, metro center. take the entrance to the navy yard spatial because it sends to be a little less crowded. have your smart trip card loaded or fare card ready to go because you don't want to get stuck in the long lines at the machines. we have those listed on the website, myfoxdc.com and click on web links for more. >>> the death toll continues to rise in the meningitis outbreak. >> as gas prices continue to rise, one county in maryland is considering increasing the tax. find out why, ahead. >>> anything that will make my life easier, such as this, that's something that i will definitely try. >> life'
first didn't c playoff game in 79 years. thank you so much, andy feffer. >> back to studio right now. >> we were just saying, it's amazing, guys, what a winning team that's in the playoff for the city. it's really fantastic. >> lots of excitement. >> thank you. >>> if you are taking metro to all the excitement, pack your patience, be prepared metro is telling everybody to avoid switching stations like len fans plaza, gallery place, metro center. take the...
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can you tell us about city dogs? >> sure. first off i will tell you about pet overpopulation. we are talking about animal shelters basically 8 million pets are brought to the animal shelters per year. about four million make it to homes. the other four million are killed. so groups like citigroup rescue, people volunteer to bring foster dogs in their homes and we keep the dogs until new homes are found. >> all right. now, city dogs, is there a meaning behind that title? >> well, we are in the dupont circle neighborhood so, we are in the city. >> gotcha. >> it was started at the city dogs day care. we board some of the dogs there and some stay in foster homes until they are adopted. >> thank you for the good work you do. we are showing a picture -- live shot i should say of truman going nap pi time. >> we got truman about a week or so ago. >> he opened his eyes like talking about me. >> he is a senior. he is about 10 years old, a hound great dane mix. basically not wanted by his family. we don't know the story. they brought him to the shelter. they didn't want him any more. we
can you tell us about city dogs? >> sure. first off i will tell you about pet overpopulation. we are talking about animal shelters basically 8 million pets are brought to the animal shelters per year. about four million make it to homes. the other four million are killed. so groups like citigroup rescue, people volunteer to bring foster dogs in their homes and we keep the dogs until new homes are found. >> all right. now, city dogs, is there a meaning behind that title? >>...
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. >> first, from kansas to emerald city, to d.c. and now london, dorothy's ruby slippers are taking a vacation. the shoes will leave the smithsonian this morning for their first international trip. they'll be on display along side dorothy's blue and white dress in london. this will be the first time the shoes and the dress have been together since the movie was filmed. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips.... now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour to your individual shape. oh, wow. that feels really good. at sleep number we've created a collection of innovations dedicated to individualizing your comfort. the sleep number collection, designed around the innovativ
. >> first, from kansas to emerald city, to d.c. and now london, dorothy's ruby slippers are taking a vacation. the shoes will leave the smithsonian this morning for their first international trip. they'll be on display along side dorothy's blue and white dress in london. this will be the first time the shoes and the dress have been together since the movie was filmed. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ what makes the sleep number store different? you walk...
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economist andrew bremer was the first director of the d.c. control board. the congressionally-mandated panel set up to oversee the financial management of the city. now, his appointment at the time was controversial and it drew the ire of then mayor marrian barry, but d.c.'s huge deficit was turned into a $300 million surplus under bremer's leadership. he was also the first african- american to sit on the federal reserve board. andrew bremer was 86 years old. >>> a strange twist in the case of a missing girl in colorado. a body was found yesterday seven miles from where jessica ridgeway disappeared last friday on her way to school. now, many assume the body was jessica's, but at a news conference just a few moments ago, authorities said the search for the girl continues. officials acknowledge the discovery of the body but did not provide any information about that body. authorities believe that jessica was abducted. >>> just two days after jerry sandusky was sentenced for molesting 10 young boys, there is word this morning that his $59,000 annual pension ha
economist andrew bremer was the first director of the d.c. control board. the congressionally-mandated panel set up to oversee the financial management of the city. now, his appointment at the time was controversial and it drew the ire of then mayor marrian barry, but d.c.'s huge deficit was turned into a $300 million surplus under bremer's leadership. he was also the first african- american to sit on the federal reserve board. andrew bremer was 86 years old. >>> a strange twist in the...
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fox5's melanie alnwick has details. >> quazi nafis had his first court appearance yesterday. he entered the united states on a student visa in january, allegedly to study cyber security. prosecutors say his true intent was to launch a terror attack on american soil. we're learning more about his plot and connections. but the resurgence of al-qaida appears to be having an impact on the campaign trail. >> reporter: another terror linked crime scene, this time the federal reserve building in new york city, just blocks away from ground zero in manhattan. the accused plotter, 21-year- old quazi nafis who allegedly claimed to have al-qaida connections. the fbi said he thought he was going to detonate a van full of explosives. they were fake, provided by an undercover agent. it comes as al-qaida may be strengthening overseas, especially in north africa, a shift that may be changing the way president obama campaigns. here he was a week ago. >> and today, al-qaida is on the run. >> reporter: but yesterday, that changed. in two speeches, he has now dropped his usual line that al- qaida
fox5's melanie alnwick has details. >> quazi nafis had his first court appearance yesterday. he entered the united states on a student visa in january, allegedly to study cyber security. prosecutors say his true intent was to launch a terror attack on american soil. we're learning more about his plot and connections. but the resurgence of al-qaida appears to be having an impact on the campaign trail. >> reporter: another terror linked crime scene, this time the federal reserve...
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and the other is the first native american to be elevated to sainthood. she is known as the lily of the moehawks, she objected her culture in an arranged marriage and instead to convert to catholicism. her face was permanently scared at smallpox at age four, within minutes of her death at age 24, witnesses said her face healed and became clear and smooth. >>> it is 8:45 right now, it's a monday morning, and coming up next, lessons learned from the june. >> we go to holly for that, hey holly. >> reporter: good morning, the greatest weather minds happen to be in our own backyard. it's noah's new prediction facility in college park maryland where we are live this morning. of course they know about storms here, they learn from storm's past, predicted storms of the future. they also know about a whole lot more when it comes to things in our atmosphere. we're going to see it firsthand as we're getting our own look live next on fox 5 morning news, stay with us. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine
and the other is the first native american to be elevated to sainthood. she is known as the lily of the moehawks, she objected her culture in an arranged marriage and instead to convert to catholicism. her face was permanently scared at smallpox at age four, within minutes of her death at age 24, witnesses said her face healed and became clear and smooth. >>> it is 8:45 right now, it's a monday morning, and coming up next, lessons learned from the june. >> we go to holly for...
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. >>> first, though, lauren demarco has a look at damage in ocean city, maryland. lauren. >>reporter: well, whipping winds continue here in ocean city. in the meantime city officials beginning to assess the damage. we're going to have an update in the wake of superstorm sandy coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> back now on fox 5 morning news. we are bringing you live pictures from northwest washington. you see here a big tree toppled over. this is at wisconsin avenue and porter street. it's taken some power lines down with it. so you may be having power problems in that neighborhood. >>> man, check out this dramatic scene. this is in silver spring. last night sandy was really pounding the area. i have a little bit more on this because these happen to be friends of mine, fred and e71 out in silver spring. fred wrote me and said this happened about 6:00, so the tree came down from the roots. it went all the way across to the other side. of course it landed on live wires and then it fell on the truck and in about 15 minutes the front end of th
. >>> first, though, lauren demarco has a look at damage in ocean city, maryland. lauren. >>reporter: well, whipping winds continue here in ocean city. in the meantime city officials beginning to assess the damage. we're going to have an update in the wake of superstorm sandy coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >>> back now on fox 5 morning news. we are bringing you live pictures from northwest washington. you see here a big tree toppled...
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but thirst a look at what -- first a look at what to expect. they're actually here and the show is tonight at the fillmore in silver spring and we'll talk to them. should be crazy. >> i love that. >> good morning everybody, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. hey tucker barnes. >> we've got the cooler temperatures and work their way in overnight. and it will be nice day today. sunny and bright but a little on the cool side with highs in the mid 60s. >> okay. >> all right. pattern is next couple of days is a nice one. >> definitely a light jack wet a bit of a breeze -- jacket with a bit of ha breeze too. the look at the satellite and radar and kick off the forecast. nice and quiet and shower activity can cloud cover from yesterday. -- and cloud cover from yesterday pushing to the east and the north and you can see that we don't have a whole lot to discuss here on the morning picture. so should be bright sunshine throughout the day. you saw if you were watching us a few minutes on the live shot a lot of sunshine out to the west. nice an
but thirst a look at what -- first a look at what to expect. they're actually here and the show is tonight at the fillmore in silver spring and we'll talk to them. should be crazy. >> i love that. >> good morning everybody, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. hey tucker barnes. >> we've got the cooler temperatures and work their way in overnight. and it will be nice day today. sunny and bright but a little on the cool side with highs in the mid 60s. >>...
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has already left the city. the agency is investigating last month's deadly attack on the american consulate. they have 60 days to issue a report. >>> police say it was a miracle no one was seriously hurt after this school bus plunged over a texas highway overpass, falling more than 15 feet. investigators say the bus was clipped by a car and landed on the door stop of a hotel below the overpass. one child and two adults were on board. they are all in stable condition. >>> more fallout from two recent incidents involving loose seats on american airlines flights. while american scrambles to fix the problem, it's canceled 44 flights for today. yesterday airline officials began pulling nearly 50 planes out of service to make the repairs. all the planes should be back in service by tomorrow. if you're flying on american today, double-check. 44flights canceled. >>> wow. that's big. >> yeah, it is. >> better safe, i know. >> sure. >> what's going on, tuck? >> friday and weather is going to cooperate. cool start, with t
has already left the city. the agency is investigating last month's deadly attack on the american consulate. they have 60 days to issue a report. >>> police say it was a miracle no one was seriously hurt after this school bus plunged over a texas highway overpass, falling more than 15 feet. investigators say the bus was clipped by a car and landed on the door stop of a hotel below the overpass. one child and two adults were on board. they are all in stable condition. >>> more...
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picture. 260-miles south and east of atlantic city. the eye has been appearing and reappearing during the overnight hours. right now it's what we call cbo, but believe me, it's there. 946-millibars, that is a very strong storm for this north latitude. again, this storm means business, it looks like it makes land fall some place in southern new jersey, perhaps the bay of delaware later tonight. so we're going to have to really keep an eye on that. all right i want to show this feature, these are our spaghetti models. it's a tight cluster showing the path of the storm. looks like we have a good handle on things here. storm makes land fall, but look at what the spaghetti model, look what the computer models are suggesting will happen later tonight. looks like the storm will pass over parts of our viewing area, perhaps north central maryland, perhaps it'll do a loop there across dc. this would not be good news for us. that would keep the center of the storm along with some extremely dangerous winds and torrential rains around here for long
picture. 260-miles south and east of atlantic city. the eye has been appearing and reappearing during the overnight hours. right now it's what we call cbo, but believe me, it's there. 946-millibars, that is a very strong storm for this north latitude. again, this storm means business, it looks like it makes land fall some place in southern new jersey, perhaps the bay of delaware later tonight. so we're going to have to really keep an eye on that. all right i want to show this feature, these are...
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the nats are hosting their first ever postseason game and it is crucial. >> the team that wins game 3 goes on to win the series, statistically. dave ross is life at nats park on or. how cool is this? really is. going to be electrifying at 1:07 when they throw out that first pitch, first playoff pitch ever in nationals history. have not had playoff here in d.c. for 79 years. the nats got the job done in st. louis. they earned that two-game serie split there. the guy taking to the hill today, edwin jackson. a lot riding on this right hander's shoulders. he got 10 wins in the regular season. he used to play for st. louis so he knows the cardinals as well. he faced them one time this year and not very good, two innings, allowed nine runs. but his teammates are confident he will be better this time around. as far as game 2 goes, it's a memory that they want to make a distant one. carlos beltran with two big home runs and the cardinals evened that series at one game apiece with a 12-4 win. the players are undeterred and eager to get back at it today. >> that's what we have done all year, de
the nats are hosting their first ever postseason game and it is crucial. >> the team that wins game 3 goes on to win the series, statistically. dave ross is life at nats park on or. how cool is this? really is. going to be electrifying at 1:07 when they throw out that first pitch, first playoff pitch ever in nationals history. have not had playoff here in d.c. for 79 years. the nats got the job done in st. louis. they earned that two-game serie split there. the guy taking to the hill...
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the pier in ocean city was destroyed by superstorm sandy. governor martin o'malley will visit a shelteand john the mayor to get and update on the damage. >>> residents along the potomac fear additional flooding this morning. . >> reporter: good morning, allison. we're hearing a plane over ahead, we know national airport just down the river is trying to get up to speed but officials over there are saying they are watching the potential for the potomac river to continue to rise. communities all along the potomac and look at this beautiful sunrise -- but xhunts all along the water front are looking at that. we had a little bit of flooding yesterday and they are expecting high tide today and tomorrow. all eyes on that to see what is going to be coming downriver and perhaps what the impact will be in these areas. take a look at where it was yesterday. old town alexandria used to this, what they call minor flooding. happens every year and sometimes more than once a year, and while they brace for possible flooding of historic proportions, it turns
the pier in ocean city was destroyed by superstorm sandy. governor martin o'malley will visit a shelteand john the mayor to get and update on the damage. >>> residents along the potomac fear additional flooding this morning. . >> reporter: good morning, allison. we're hearing a plane over ahead, we know national airport just down the river is trying to get up to speed but officials over there are saying they are watching the potential for the potomac river to continue to rise....
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this is the first time romney has the lead. >>> here in the district, city leaders have soured on the obama campaign. that's because they say the president hasn't done enough to support the local autonomy d.c. has been looking for. the city still lacks representation in congress and the city laws are still up for congressional review. >>> a criminal investigation into an undercover video that led to the resignation of congressman jim moran's son as his campaign field director. in the video, patrick moran is heard telling someone from a conservative group how to cast ballots under the names of 100 voters who rarely go to polls. at the same time, the chairman of the republican committee is calling for congressman moran to resign. >>> checking other top stories in the day ahead, virginia man accused of shooting a security guard at a conservative christian lobbying group will be back in court. he'll face terrorism charges. he has already pleaded not guilty. >>> also today the two teenage brothers accused of killing a 12-year-old new jersey girl are due in court for the first time. today's
this is the first time romney has the lead. >>> here in the district, city leaders have soured on the obama campaign. that's because they say the president hasn't done enough to support the local autonomy d.c. has been looking for. the city still lacks representation in congress and the city laws are still up for congressional review. >>> a criminal investigation into an undercover video that led to the resignation of congressman jim moran's son as his campaign field director....
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. >> first, a look at how the storm is affecting new york city where there is major concern about storm surge there. enough watt they're could flood the subway system. we'll have more when fox 5 morning news continues. -- enough water there that it could flood the subway system. my name is julian bond. i know a little something about fighting for what's right and just. maryland's gay and lesbian families share the same values and they should share in the right to marry. i believe people of faith understand this isn't about any one religious belief. it's about protecting the civil right to make a lifelong commitment to the person you love. join me in supporting question 6. it's the right thing to do. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. we continue to track hurricane sandy in new york where all train, subway and bus service has been shut down because of the risk of flooding. schools in the big apple are all closed. the big earth concern is the tidal surge which could reach up to 11 feet in parts of manhattan. maybe bloomberg ordered nearly 400,000 people to evacuate low- lying areas
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up next why the city council called the agency in to do some explaining. >>> plus he captured his first victory last week, but can teddy pull off two wins in a row? >>> and as we head to the break, a live look outside. we'll get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie. that's next. come on, nats, we need to win, win, win. hey, what are you drinkin'? pumpkin coffee for the morning. and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with the press of a button. new pumpkin k-cup packs, only at dunkin' restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. infringement on our lives.s like such an... how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business. he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them
up next why the city council called the agency in to do some explaining. >>> plus he captured his first victory last week, but can teddy pull off two wins in a row? >>> and as we head to the break, a live look outside. we'll get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie. that's next. come on, nats, we need to win, win, win. hey, what are you drinkin'? pumpkin coffee for the morning. and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee...
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showers and storms generally city south and south and east. embedded-- can we go to radar first? thank you, yes. you can see, look at that thunderstorm activity, just southeast of the city. i'm sure this is not doing great things for the commute, out of that beltway. all that thunderstorm activity, see the flashing towards waldorf and la plata and lifting up to the chesapeake beach? that will push through southern parts of our viewing area and towards annapolis and eventually off to the north and east. this is our last batch of moisture. things should be winding down shortly and i think mostly just clouds here for the morning hours. eventually some sunshine and warmer temperatures. let me show you the bigger picture here. big upper level low to the west. there you go. cold front coming through, and notice in west virginia and western virginia, getting clearing. hoping that will move in later today. here's your accu weather seven- day forecast, by afternoon, some sunshine with temperatures in the mid-70s. rain at the moment. and cooler for the weekend, but very nice. saturday and
showers and storms generally city south and south and east. embedded-- can we go to radar first? thank you, yes. you can see, look at that thunderstorm activity, just southeast of the city. i'm sure this is not doing great things for the commute, out of that beltway. all that thunderstorm activity, see the flashing towards waldorf and la plata and lifting up to the chesapeake beach? that will push through southern parts of our viewing area and towards annapolis and eventually off to the north...
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melanie alnwick has the details. >> quazi mohammad rezwanul ahsan nafis had his first court appearance yesterday. the resurgence of al-qaida appears to be having an impact on the campaign trail. >> reporter: this time the federal reserve building in new york city the target. the accused plotter, quazi mohammad rezwanul ahsan nafis, who allegedly claimed to have al-qaida connections, thought he was gog to detonate a van full of explosives. they were fake. but it comes as al-qaida may be strengthening its hand overseas, especially in north africa. a shift that may be changing the way president obama campaigns. here he was just a week ago. >> and today al-qaida is on the run. >> reporter: but yesterday, that changed. in two stump speeches he has dropped his usual line that al- qaida is on the run. >> i said we'd focus on the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 and we have and bin laden is dead. >> reporter: the change comes as both candidates prepare for the last debate next week, where the focus will be on foreign policy. mitt romney hoping to chip away at an issue that most polls show fa
melanie alnwick has the details. >> quazi mohammad rezwanul ahsan nafis had his first court appearance yesterday. the resurgence of al-qaida appears to be having an impact on the campaign trail. >> reporter: this time the federal reserve building in new york city the target. the accused plotter, quazi mohammad rezwanul ahsan nafis, who allegedly claimed to have al-qaida connections, thought he was gog to detonate a van full of explosives. they were fake. but it comes as al-qaida may...
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we got there for the first time in how many years. celebrate that and look forward. >> i'm with you on that. let's get off on a good foot next year. 162 games. >> move past the bitter disappointment. >> move past it. we are moving past it. >> okay. i don't know what to say. >> we don't have any time anyway. >> it's 67 degrees. coming up in health news, an update on the tread of a deadly -- spread of a deadly fungal infection. [ female announcer ] as you're making your decision... maybe you're wondering what to believe about mitt romney. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control... and the basic women's health care services planned parenthood provides... one thing we must remember, is this: i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] he'll cut it off. cut us off. planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. [ female announcer ] women need to know the real mitt romney. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. a nationwide meningitis outbreak is still spread
we got there for the first time in how many years. celebrate that and look forward. >> i'm with you on that. let's get off on a good foot next year. 162 games. >> move past the bitter disappointment. >> move past it. we are moving past it. >> okay. i don't know what to say. >> we don't have any time anyway. >> it's 67 degrees. coming up in health news, an update on the tread of a deadly -- spread of a deadly fungal infection. [ female announcer ] as you're...
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as we check out our pick city of the day. jacksonville, florida. the "first coast news" afternoon thunderstorms a of the day, j jacksonville, florid. a high of 89 degrees. normal temperatures out west into the plains, great lakes, along the east coast. below normal down south, a little on the wet side. midweek, a big cooldown coming. snow showers in the upper and western plains. hot warm weather here in the east. as we get to the latter part of the week, that cooldown makings its way to the east. with snow in the upper mississippi river valley. look for warmer temperatures through the gulf coast. continues dry out west. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> certainly feeling like autumn this morning. i'm storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein. much of the region just past 8:00. sun's up, partly cloudy sky. will stay chilly for another two hours. then get up to around 70 by midafternoon with increasing clouds. then we could get some rain off and on this evening which might interrupt the nationals
as we check out our pick city of the day. jacksonville, florida. the "first coast news" afternoon thunderstorms a of the day, j jacksonville, florid. a high of 89 degrees. normal temperatures out west into the plains, great lakes, along the east coast. below normal down south, a little on the wet side. midweek, a big cooldown coming. snow showers in the upper and western plains. hot warm weather here in the east. as we get to the latter part of the week, that cooldown makings its way...
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they are also on display on city buses in san francisco. metro police do not expect any wide protests today. but they are ready in case anything happens. >> melanie, thank you. >>> federal officials have begun drafting the first safety standards of the nation's subway and light rail systems. congress approved a measure expanding the authority to federal transportation administration in the summertime. new rules will take a few months to write. it was prompted by the growing numbers of derailments, collisions and worker deaths across the nation, including the crash here in d.c. that killed nine people. >>> still ahead, the presidential race and your pocketbook. we're going to sit down with our money expert for a closer look at what a win by either party could mean for your personal finances. >> but first, why lawyers for former penn state football coach jerry sandusky will be back in court today, a day ahead of tomorrow's sentencing hearing. it's 8:08. we'll be right back. i'm barack obama, , and i approve this message. "i'm not in favor of
they are also on display on city buses in san francisco. metro police do not expect any wide protests today. but they are ready in case anything happens. >> melanie, thank you. >>> federal officials have begun drafting the first safety standards of the nation's subway and light rail systems. congress approved a measure expanding the authority to federal transportation administration in the summertime. new rules will take a few months to write. it was prompted by the growing...
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the playoffs are just days away so the city has some time to celebrate the first step to a world title. melanie alnwick has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm not feeling left out. i got my commemorative t-shirt as well here. the nationals wanting people to know that these are rolling off the presses. it will be available for sale at the nationals team store today as well as other partner locations. fans just packed nationals park here last night. i think i even saw mayor tony williams, former mayor tony williams back behind home plate last night when jayson werth was up to bat. they were all hoping that there would be a win against the phillies that would really seal their place in the post high pressure season in the division series. but it ended up not being a win but a loss by the braves that put them there. the braves lost to the pittsburgh pirates. was in the the last inning of the nationals game. the nats were up able to score against the phillies but as the last out crossed the plate, the celebration erupted anyway. players popped champagne corks. there were hig
the playoffs are just days away so the city has some time to celebrate the first step to a world title. melanie alnwick has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm not feeling left out. i got my commemorative t-shirt as well here. the nationals wanting people to know that these are rolling off the presses. it will be available for sale at the nationals team store today as well as other partner locations. fans just packed nationals park here last night. i think i even saw mayor...
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. >>> tomorrow, the vice presidential contenders face off in their first and only debate. vice president joe biden and republican rival paul ryan will work to boost number at the polls. the city of danville, kept ken is hope fig boost as wellle stores there stocking up on politically themed items and has been a huge spruce-up with streets being repaved and no signs being put up as well. it will be held at center college. >>> think back for a minute to the last inauguration. >> it was cold. >> it was brutally cold. remember all of this? the record-setting crowds? the next big day isn't too far away and metro has a plan in place. we'll have more on that coming up next. >> first, we'll check in with tucker for your forecast. nice warm-up heading our way today and tucker will have the details on it when we come back. [ kreg smith ] i'm third generation military. i served in the army, two tours over there. when i got back from iraq, i was searching for new jobs. [ lionel hamilton ] veterans make great employees, because you know they've already got expertise and they've got job
. >>> tomorrow, the vice presidential contenders face off in their first and only debate. vice president joe biden and republican rival paul ryan will work to boost number at the polls. the city of danville, kept ken is hope fig boost as wellle stores there stocking up on politically themed items and has been a huge spruce-up with streets being repaved and no signs being put up as well. it will be held at center college. >>> think back for a minute to the last inauguration....
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again, just looking at the track for the first time myself. it looks like that will go right over ocean city and right over the washington area later tonight and if this verifies, we'll have some serious issues around here i'm afraid by tomorrow afternoon. eventually, the storm will get out of here but it will take a couple of days' time. notice the wind field. we'll pull all of this a little further to the south and to the west. if this pulls through ocean city, we'll be dealing with the hurricane-force winds here in washington. i'm try to update this map for you. again, very concerned that we'll have hurricane-force winds and again, if that track were to track a little further to the south and west, we'll have major issues here. we had a wind gust closer to 30 in washington. 22 in leonardtown. this is just the preliminary event. this is around 1:00. these winds are going to pick up laterred it and as mentioned, they will be close to hurricane force later. by 11:00, notice much of the area in on the heavy rain. ocean city will be dealing with
again, just looking at the track for the first time myself. it looks like that will go right over ocean city and right over the washington area later tonight and if this verifies, we'll have some serious issues around here i'm afraid by tomorrow afternoon. eventually, the storm will get out of here but it will take a couple of days' time. notice the wind field. we'll pull all of this a little further to the south and to the west. if this pulls through ocean city, we'll be dealing with the...
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. >> we don't know what time or what city. that is most we can do at this point. >> i was there yesterday. teddy was awesome. >> i forgot for a second. >> bigger deal that teddy won than the nationals. >> i think so. the nats have been winning all season. >> we've gotten spoiled. let's get to the weather and then we have a fun ask tony and tucker. i think it's fun. the good news is we'll get the rain over with early. i think much of the day will be rather dry but the next couple of hours here, we'll have a lot of clouds with some on again, off again showers. this particular radar is alittle aggressive. i don't think much of this is touching the ground. we do have areas with the rain showers just east of washington pushing into prince george's county and there is a line generally here north to south from southern pennsylvania down into southern maryland. you are getting some light rain showers. what is so funny? >> oh, my mic is on. >> yeah. shower activity pushing to the east and we've got cloud cover as well. we'll have lots
. >> we don't know what time or what city. that is most we can do at this point. >> i was there yesterday. teddy was awesome. >> i forgot for a second. >> bigger deal that teddy won than the nationals. >> i think so. the nats have been winning all season. >> we've gotten spoiled. let's get to the weather and then we have a fun ask tony and tucker. i think it's fun. the good news is we'll get the rain over with early. i think much of the day will be rather dry...
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we'll answer the first question. >> you can go back to the early 1800s when people first realized that the build-up of human cities creates a heat island. it has been proven that areas where there are paved surfaces where you have lots and lots of people, it is a combination of all the asphalt and concrete and the civilization, it holds heat. heat. if you notice our temperatures at reagan national, they are usually four, five, sometimes eight or 10 degrees warmer than out at dull list which is just 30 miles to our west. >> sure. -- out at dulles which is just 30 miles to our west. >> sure. >> the bigger the city, the bigger the discrepancy, new york city, dallas, places like that. it is a couple of things. i'll let tucker explain this. >> i just want to quickly show this map. what i'm trying to show here, not going to do a very good job, but that is new york city and what they've done here is they've done satellite imaging. see the darker spots, that is the cooler areas of the city. that is staten island there on your bottom left and manhattan. you can kind of see central park. >> okay
we'll answer the first question. >> you can go back to the early 1800s when people first realized that the build-up of human cities creates a heat island. it has been proven that areas where there are paved surfaces where you have lots and lots of people, it is a combination of all the asphalt and concrete and the civilization, it holds heat. heat. if you notice our temperatures at reagan national, they are usually four, five, sometimes eight or 10 degrees warmer than out at dull list...
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president obama also addressing that dinner in new york city tonight but first, later today, the president atentdz a campaign rally in manchester, new hampshire. tomorrow, he is back in virginia with an event in fairfax, virginia. -- attends a campaign rally in manchester, nam and a -- new hampshire. >>> a reminder we have a new show debuting as election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on both local and national candidates and issues during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> coming up, rap star flava flav behind bars. >> police make a stunning mistake. details of what they did to a man they thought was carrying a sword. we'll explain next as we check more headlines. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control... and the basic women's health care services planned parenthood provides... one thing we must remember, is this: i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] he'll cut it off. cut us off. planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. [ female announcer ]
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definitely a jacket here for the first part of your day. as is typical this time of year, we'll warm up with the sunshine during the day and it should be a very pleasant afternoon for you. forecast highs, upper 60s and low 70s. we'll go 72 here in town. lots of sunshine and we should be nice and dry. coming up in just a couple of minutes, i'll look at the seven- day forecast and ask tony and tucker, a good weather question today. >> do we get a hint? >> no. >> he says it is a good question. >> i'm just glad i'm up here for it. >> you don't usually get to come up for this. >> i'm committed. >> it is exciting. >> let's get traffic now with julie wright. >> taking a peek at what is happening in virginia, the northbound side of i-95 i where we find the chopper now. headed north, you will find delays leaving stafford from 630 courthouse road headed up towards quantico. back on the brakes continuing northbound leaving dale city continuing through woodbridge. this is where we find sky fox headed northbound from before 286, the fairfax county parkw
definitely a jacket here for the first part of your day. as is typical this time of year, we'll warm up with the sunshine during the day and it should be a very pleasant afternoon for you. forecast highs, upper 60s and low 70s. we'll go 72 here in town. lots of sunshine and we should be nice and dry. coming up in just a couple of minutes, i'll look at the seven- day forecast and ask tony and tucker, a good weather question today. >> do we get a hint? >> no. >> he says it is a...
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control board set up to oversee the financial management of the city. his appointment was controversial and drew the ire of then mayor marion barry but d.c.'s huge deficit was turned into a $300 million surplus under bremer's leadership. he was also the first african- american to sit on the federal reserve board. andrew bremer was 86 years old. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. we'll find out how many teens say they have an iphone. >> as we go to break, you know babies born today will have a special birthday. it is 10-11-12. studies have shown most babies are born in august or september. one harvard researcher crunched numbers and said september 16th was the most common birthday. >> my son's birthday is september 15th. >> really? >> you missed it by one day. b >> you were so close, tony. >> we're back in just a moment. take away his toys and he'll play with a stick. take away their bikes and they'll still find a way to get where they're going. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... an
control board set up to oversee the financial management of the city. his appointment was controversial and drew the ire of then mayor marion barry but d.c.'s huge deficit was turned into a $300 million surplus under bremer's leadership. he was also the first african- american to sit on the federal reserve board. andrew bremer was 86 years old. >>> coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. we'll find out how many teens say they have an iphone. >> as we go...
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. >> or see paranormal activity, the first one. >> back to you guys. >> society first one is a prequel to the second -- how is the weather, tucker? >> we've got the showers winding down. got some showers just south of the city. we'll start with that. but the trend here is to dry things out over the next several hours. showers still falling just south and west of washington. getting into oldtown alexandria. getting further south, some thunderstorm activity crossing the potomac into maryland. this is going to kind of push across prince george's county, calvert county, perhaps ann run del county as it is moving through. you might hear a couple of rumbles of thunder. just saw some locally heavy rain. most of the shower activity is to north and east of us. there is that last little batch of moisture. i think by late this morning, we'll see some breaks in the clouds and a decent amount of sun this afternoon. kind of partly to mostly sunny here by late afternoon. look at that huge swirl out there in the atmosphere out to our west. and that will be a big player in our weekend weather. more on
. >> or see paranormal activity, the first one. >> back to you guys. >> society first one is a prequel to the second -- how is the weather, tucker? >> we've got the showers winding down. got some showers just south of the city. we'll start with that. but the trend here is to dry things out over the next several hours. showers still falling just south and west of washington. getting into oldtown alexandria. getting further south, some thunderstorm activity crossing the...
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. >>> a terror plot focusing on a high row file target in new york city. this man was never even close to getting off the ground. we'll explain coming up. ain co . >> but first, would you be ready if we got hit by another earthquake? what is happening today to make sure everyone is ready. fox 5 morning news is back in just a moment. maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. thick, scrumptious, and more protein than those regular yogurts. are those almonds i see in the corner thingy? caramelized almonds i think you'll find. well, who wants ordinary run-of-the-mill almonds when you could have
. >>> a terror plot focusing on a high row file target in new york city. this man was never even close to getting off the ground. we'll explain coming up. ain co . >> but first, would you be ready if we got hit by another earthquake? what is happening today to make sure everyone is ready. fox 5 morning news is back in just a moment. maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty...
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. >> the first game of the world series. looks like he is carrying it kind of casually. >> it's their second one. if they drop it, they've got another one. >> they look so happy too. they're probably just tired. >> uh-huh. probably tired from celebrating. >> and partying. >> while the rest of us hid in our basements. >> a lot of tired right now with this weather. >> the winds were howling last night. winds gusting over 60 miles per hour pretty much area-wide. as we got into virginia, wind were in the 50-mile per hour range. we did have hurricane-force winds for i few of the locations. indeed, winds got into the mid- 70s. your radar, still raining. the rain will be with us for several more hours and in fact, we have a flood warning. north and west of the city out towards reston, pretty good rain and right through the city at the moment across the beltway and out to the east, bowie, crofton, are getting pretty good rains and into prince george's county as well. rain will be with us as well for several more hours. things will g
. >> the first game of the world series. looks like he is carrying it kind of casually. >> it's their second one. if they drop it, they've got another one. >> they look so happy too. they're probably just tired. >> uh-huh. probably tired from celebrating. >> and partying. >> while the rest of us hid in our basements. >> a lot of tired right now with this weather. >> the winds were howling last night. winds gusting over 60 miles per hour pretty...